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Over 1,000 people receive rides New Year’s Eve; only 11 alcohol-related arrests made.

January 2, 2016

LUDINGTON — Over 1,000 people (and one dog) were transported during the New year’s Eve Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign. “The 2015 Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign was a great success again this year making sure this New Year’s Eve celebration was a safe and enjoyable one,” said Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. “This success was due to the combined…

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Recent deaths, reported Jan. 2, 2016.

January 2, 2016

Dorothy Ann Schwass, 87, of Ludington passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Oakview Medical Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Josephine Mary Carlson, 84, of Ludington passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Mercy Health Muskegon. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.  

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2016
Happy New Year!

  LUDINGTON — For those who were unable to watch it on Facebook, here is the video of the downtown Ludington New Year’s Eve ball drop and fireworks display.

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Makers Market will be a place to share creativity.

December 31, 2015
Makers Market will be a place to share creativity.

Open house tonight. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — When Erica Karmeisool moved to Ludington in 2005, she was living in a 900 square foot condominium with no place to put her woodworking tools and certainly no place to actually work with the tools. “I really started thinking about creating a space where people who were in the same circumstance…

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United Way accepting requests for proposals from non-profits.

December 31, 2015
United Way accepting requests for proposals from non-profits.

LUDINGTON — United Way of Mason County is accepting request for proposals (RFPs) for the 2016-2017 funding cycle (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017) from local non-profit organizations that are focusing on helping children to achieve their potential and working with individuals and families to be financially stable and independent and improving people’s health.      The RFP document can…

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